French Prime Minister
“While I don’t believe in blindly paying out billions, I am in favor of targeted aid,” he said Thursday at a press conference in Bordeaux.
The government has already announced very limited fuel subsidies for some sectors such as trucking and fishing, and an expanded distribution of energy support to low-income households. But it has so far avoided broader, costly measures after indiscriminate outlays in 2022 contributed to expanding a budget deficit the country ...